Maria Sakkari vs Paula Badosa — Indian Wells Semi-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
Maria Sakkari
GRE6
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
Paula Badosa
ESP5
Paula Badosa
#84WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Sakkari M.
6-2 4-6 6-1
Badosa P.
Sakkari M.
6462
Badosa P.
2611

Maria Sakkari defeated Paula Badosa 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, defending last year's round of 64. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-30CharlestonR32clayPaula Badosa6-3 6-4
2023-04-24MadridR16clayMaria Sakkari6-4 6-4
2021-11-13GuadalajaraRRhardPaula Badosa7-6(4) 6-4
2021-11-10Guadalajara FinalsRRhardPaula Badosa7-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
Sakkari M.Badosa P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Badosa P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
84
Break points won·Even
91
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
93
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Badosa P.
Freshness·
71
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Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw